Rebecca Quinn (cyclist)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rebecca Quinn |
Nickname | Quinny |
Born | Quakertown, Pennsylvania ![]() | May 24, 1971
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
Weight | 122 lb (55 kg) |
Team information | |
Current team | South Bay Wheelmen |
Discipline | Track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Track Endurance |
Amateur team | |
1994-2002 | - |
Professional team | |
2002-2009 | Spike, South Bay Wheelmen |
Major wins | |
Three National Championships, Five National Collegiate Championships, Five World Cup medals, Two fourth-place finishes at World Championships, Holder of UCI Points Leader Jersey (2008). |
Rebecca Quinn (born May 24, 1971) is an American professional racing cyclist from Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
Quinn finished third in the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's scratch but was relegated as she had made contact with another rider during the sprint finish.[1]
Quinn took USA Cycling to arbitration in a Colorado Springs courtroom on July 9, 2008, after she was not selected as part of the squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She claimed that Sarah Hammer was selected in her place due to favoritism as Hammer is engaged to be married to the team coach, Andy Sparks. Although the court did not find in her favor, they did order USA Cycling to pay the costs as the actions of their coaches had caused legitimate doubt over the fairness of any rider being selected.[2]
Palmarès
[edit]- 2004
- 3rdScratch, 2004 Track World Cup, Sydney
- 2005
- 1st
Scratch, US National Track Championships
- 2nd Keirin, US National Track Championships
- 2nd Scratch, 2004–2005 Track World Cup, Manchester
- 2006
- 2nd Points race, US National Track Championships
- 2nd Scratch, US National Track Championships
- 2nd Scratch, 2004–2005 Track World Cup, Carson
- 2nd Points race, 2005–2006 Track World Cup, Carson
- 2007
- 1st
Points race, US National Track Championships
- 2nd Scratch, US National Track Championships
- 2nd Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships
- 2nd Scratch, 2006–2007 Track World Cup, Los Angeles
- 2008
- 5th Scratch, UCI Track World Championships
References
[edit]- ^ Andrew Hood (March 31, 2007). "Quinn relegated at world's scratch race". Velo News.
- ^ Fred Dreier (August 17, 2008). "Becky Quinn v. USA Cycling". Velo News.
External links
[edit]- Rebecca Quinn at Cycling Archives
- Quinn's results on USA Cycling